Appropriate Architecture
Thursday 26 January – Discussion on architecture’s responsibility towards today’s environmental and social problems. Speakers include Amanda Levete of Future Systems and author and journalist Patrick Wright.
Stand buys
Stand by for the latest in furniture design at the Cologne exhibition, which is being held next week. Nicky Churchill finds out what’s in store
City: Cities of Dreams
Saturday 28 January – Symposium on urban ambitions. Speakers will include John R Hume, chief inspector of historic buildings for Historic Scotland, and Deyan Sudjic, Professor at the University of
UK groups scoop seven wins at Mobius awards
British designers scored well in the 24th annual Mobius Advertising awards in the US, with UK consultancies scooping six of the 16 prizes in the packaging section and securing a
Art 95
Wednesday 18 January – Contemporary art fair. Until 22 January. – Venue: Business Design Centre, Upper Street, Islington Green, London N1.
Candidates vie for lottery boon
The Millennium Commission is poised to yield opportunities for designers and architects as proposals for an estimated ú1.
Natural born talent is the best weed killer
I write in response to Les J Curtis’s letter (DW 6 January), headlined: “Qualifications are the best weed killer.” – I must be one of the “so-called practising designers” referred
Le Monde paper carries new look
Financially troubled French newspaper Le Monde hits the streets this week with a new design by typographer Jean Franáois Porchez and Canadian designer Natalie Ballaucq.
The heart of the matter
Why is there a growing market for nostalgia and retro products? Could it be because the public views modern design as unemotional, gimmicky, cold… and generally not very good? Gaynor
New British Architecture
Saturday 14 January – Twelve young architectural practices display designs for the house of the future. Until 18 February.
Ettore Spalletti
Saturday 14 January – Exhibition of sculptures and drawings by Spalletti. Until 11 February. – Venue: Angel Row Gallery, 3 Angel Row, Nottingham NG1 6HP.
New Resolutions – Breathing Life into High Street Brands
Wednesday 25 January – Women in Marketing and Design event featuring Stephanie Churchill, PR for Dorothy Perkins, and Ian Renwick, marketing director at Habitat.
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